Original subtitles

[GLASS SHATTERING]

OOH. MEDIC.

WHAT DID YOU DO? I WAS DRYIN’ A GLASS, AND IT BROKE.

COME ON AND HOLD IT UP UNDERNEATH THE FAUCET.

FIVE MONTHS TRAINING AS A PARAMEDIC

AND ALL HE CAN SAY IS, "HOLD IT UNDER THE FAUCET."

Roy: ALL RIGHT, CLEAR THE AREA.

FOR A CUT FINGER, GAGE NEEDS A SECOND OPINION.

WANT A BULLET TO BITE ON?

Dispatcher: LA PATROL 120 REPORTING A BRUSHFIRE

IN LAS PLUMAS CANYON, NORTH OF RAVENDALE.

WE HAVE A GOOD-GOING FIRE HERE,

APPROXIMATELY FIVE ACRES INVOLVED,

AND SPREADING RAPIDLY TOWARD WESTLINE HOUSING TRACT.

SEND A FULL BRUSH ASSIGNMENT.

PATROL 120, 10-4.

LAS PLUMAS.

YEAH, AROUND HERE.

IT’S A BAD DAY FOR A BRUSHFIRE.

YOU KNOW IT.

AND IN THAT AREA THE STREETS ARE LAID OUT BY GOATS.

AND WITH ON-STREET PARKING.

[BEEPING, BUZZER SOUNDING]

Dispatcher: ENGINE 120, ENGINE 86, PATROL 86,

STATION 51, ENGINE 64 AND 264,

RESPOND TO BRUSHFIRE IN LAS PLUMAS CANYON,

LAS PLUMAS CANYON, NORTH OF RAVENDALE.

TIME OUT: 12:35.

STATION 51, 10-4.

LET’S MOVE IT!

[SIREN WAILING]

[SIRENS WAILING]

Dispatcher: LA BATTALION 14 AT FIRE.

COMMAND POST WILL BE IN SCHOOL GROUNDS

AT LAS PLUMAS CANYON ROAD AND SKYLAND DRIVE.

GIVE ME A RUNDOWN ON EQUIPMENT.

BATTALION 14,

YOU HAVE A SECOND-ALARM BRUSH ASSIGNMENT.

ENGINES 120, 86, 51, 64, 264, 70,

68, 65, 75, AND 307.

PATROLS 120, 86, 64, 75,

68, 65, AND 70.

CREW 91 ON COPTER 14. CREW 22 ON COPTER 10.

CAMPS 14-1, 14-2,

17-1, 17-2, AND 3.

5-2, 12-3, 15-1.

COPTER 2, BATTALION 6,

AND ASSISTANT 3 ARE ALSO TO RESPOND.

YOU EVER WORK A BRUSHFIRE BEFORE?

COUPLE OF TIMES.

MY FIRST.

SQUAD 51 CHECKIN’ IN.

YOU GUYS ABOUT READY TO MOVE OUT? YES, SIR.

GOOD. YOU’LL BE GETTING SOME BUSINESS PRETTY SOON, I FIGURE.

GOING TO BE A BIG ONE, HUH? WE’LL ALL BE A LITTLE OLDER.

[AIRPLANE ENGINE WHIRS]

THERE GOES THE FIRST DROP.

Man: YOU’RE LOOKING AT FILMS OF A MAJOR BRUSHFIRE

RAGING THROUGH LAS PLUMAS CANYON.

IT STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 12:25 THIS AFTERNOON

AND IT HAS ALREADY BURNED OVER 100 ACRES.

FIREFIGHTERS FEEL THAT CHILDREN PLAYING WITH MATCHES

MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE.

DR. BRACKETT, REPORT TO THE BEACH AT MALIBU OR WHEREVER.

YOUR RELIEF IS HERE.

YOU’RE TOO LATE, DR. EARLY.

I DON’T GET IT. WHY AM I TOO LATE?

YOU’RE LOOKIN’ AT WHY.

OH, THE FIRE.

I HEARD SOMETHING VAGUE ON THE CAR RADIO.

WHAT’S HAPPENING?

NOTHING YET, BUT IT WILL.

YOU KNOW HOW THESE THINGS GO.

YEAH, I KNOW. AS DRY AS IT IS TODAY,

WE’RE LIKELY TO GET A LOT OF BUSINESS IN HERE REAL FAST.

WHAT ELSE IS GOING ON?

ROOM 4, GI BLEEDER.

YOU MIGHT LOOK IN ON HIM RIGHT AWAY.

WILL DO.

Woman: DR. HOFFMAN, 64, PLEASE.

HI, WHAT GOES?

WE DO, DON’T WE?

NOT ANYMORE. OH?

BRUSHFIRE. COULD BE A BIG ONE.

THERE GOES THAT NICE PATCH OF SAND AT MALIBU.

SURE WOULD HAVE BEEN FUN.

WELL, IT’LL STILL BE THERE TOMORROW.

WHERE DO WE START?

WITH MAYBE A LOT OF BURN CASUALTIES

AND THE USUAL TRAUMA CASES.

YOU’D BETTER FIGURE TO INCREASE STAFF 50%,

UNLESS THE WIND CHANGES UP THERE.

IT NEVER DOES.

[BEEPING]

Dispatcher: SQUAD 51, LAS PLUMAS BASE.

COPTER 2 REPORTS A PERSON INJURED

ON RIDGE BEHIND A LARGE, TWO-STORY HOUSE

AT THE END OF OLEMA STREET. TIME OUT: 13:03.

[SIREN WAILING]

[SIREN WAILING]

[SIREN WAILING]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

FIRE DEPARTMENT. I CAN READ, YOUNG MAN.

AND THERE’S NO FIRE HERE.

IT’S UP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIDGE.

YES, MA’AM, BUT IT’S HEADIN’ THIS WAY.

WELL, I’M NOT LEAVING MY HOME.

SO YOU MIGHT JUST AS WELL GET ON WITH PUTTING IT OUT.

WE GOT A CALL THAT THERE’S SOMEBODY HURT UP ON TOP OF THAT RIDGE.

WOULD YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT?

IT MIGHT BE MY SISTER.

I SAW HER CLIMBING UP THERE TO LOOK AT THE FIRE.

CRAZY OLD WOMAN.

HAVE YOU BEEN UP THERE?

WHY? I’VE SEEN FIRES BEFORE.

[HELICOPTER WHIRRING]

Dispatcher: BATTALION 14, LA.

WE’RE RECEIVING CALLS...

YOU KNOW, YOUR SISTER MIGHT NEED SOME HELP.

IF YOU’VE NOTHING BETTER TO DO, YOU MIGHT GO UP AND HELP HER.

[SCOFFS]

Roy: IF IT COMES UP THIS RIDGE,

WE’RE GONNA HAVE TO EVACUATE THE AREA FAST.

John: YEAH.

[SIGHS]

THERE SHE IS.

Roy: HI.

WE’RE THE RESCUE SQUAD FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

YOU LOOK LIKE YOU COULD USE A LITTLE HELP.

YOU DON’T FEEL SO GOOD, DO YOU?

OH, NO.

HOW DID ALL THIS HAPPEN?

[GROANING] I--I CAME UP THE HILL

TO SEE IF THE FIRE...

THEN I GOT WEAK AND DIZZY, AND I FELL DOWN.

EVER HAD ANY HEART TROUBLE?

[MOANING] NO.

[HELICOPTER HOVERING]

LOOKS LIKE A FRACTURED ANKLE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY PAIN?

OH, YES.

WHERE? IN THE CHEST?

[GROANING] NO, ALL OVER.

I’M GONNA TAKE YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE NOW.

WHAT’S YOUR NAME?

UH... WINIFRED.

UH, WELL, WINIFRED, YOU JUST RELAX.

WE’RE HERE TO HELP YOU IN EVERY WAY WE CAN.

RAMPART, THIS IS RESCUE 51.

51.

STAND BY.

HOW OLD ARE YOU?

I AM 79.

SHE’S 80.

YOUR SISTER? EMMA.

ON RESCUE CASE. WE HAVE A 79-YEAR-OLD FEMALE.

VERY WEAK, NO CHEST PAIN.

SHE’S IN MILD SHOCK.

SIMPLE FRACTURE OF RIGHT ANKLE.

WHAT ARE HER VITAL SIGNS?

BLOOD PRESSURE, 90 OVER 70,

PULSE, 65.

90 OVER 70,

PULSE, 65. RESPIRATION, 10,

VERY PALE AND ASHEN, PUPILS RESPONSIVE TO LIGHT,

John: ABDOMEN DISTENDED.

WHO’S BEEN TAKING CARE OF YOU?

NOBODY.

Joe: TAKE HER BLOOD PRESSURE AGAIN,

THEN SIT HER UP, AND TAKE IT ONCE MORE.

BLOOD PRESSURE’S STILL 90 OVER 70.

WE’RE GONNA SIT YOU UP FOR A MOMENT.

DON’T YOU DO ANYTHING, WE’LL DO ALL THE WORK.

[WINIFRED WHIMPERING]

QUITE A DROP. 75 OVER 45.

RAMPART, RESCUE 51.

GO AHEAD, 51

BLOOD PRESSURE, LYING DOWN, 90 OVER 70.

SITTING UP, 75 OVER 45.

TONGUE DRY, NO SWEATING?

CORRECT ON BOTH. SOUNDS LIKE SHE’S DEHYDRATED.

START AN IV. D5, HALF-NORMAL SALINE. 10-4.

I’LL START THE IV. YOU’D BETTER CALL FOR THE AMBULANCE.

RIGHT.

LAS PLUMAS BASE, RESCUE 51.

RESPOND AMBULANCE TO 261 OLEMA STREET.

Dispatcher: 10-4, SQUAD 51. KMG 941 CLEAR.

SQUAD 51, LAS PLUMAS BASE.

SQUAD 51, GO AHEAD.

SQUAD 51, SHERIFF REPORTS

NO AMBULANCES AVAILABLE FOR 30 MINUTES.

10-4.

AMBULANCE. WHY?

WE’RE GONNA TAKE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL, WINIFRED.

NO. I--I’M NOT GOING.

THEY’LL TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOU THERE.

I WON’T LEAVE MY HOUSE.

IT’S JUST WHAT THAT CRAZY WOMAN WANTS.

YOU MEAN EMMA?

SHE’S BEEN TRYING TO--TO GET ME OUT OF HERE

EVER SINCE FATHER DIED.

I WON’T GO! I WON’T GO! [SOBBING]

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, JUST DON’T GET ALL FUSSED UP.

WE’VE GOT A PROBLEM HERE.

YEAH, THESE TWO OLD GALS HATE ONE ANOTHER.

YEAH. THAT’S THE PROBLEM.

AND IF WE LEAVE WINIFRED HERE,

HER SISTER WON’T TAKE CARE OF HER.

CAN WE MAKE HER GO?

WELL, THERE ARE TWO OF US.

BUT THAT’S NOT THE ANSWER.

Dispatcher: SQUAD 51, LAS PLUMAS BASE.

LAS PLUMAS BASE, SQUAD 51.

SQUAD 51, BATTALION 14 ADVISES DON’T WAIT FOR THE AMBULANCE.

FIRE IS COMING YOUR WAY. AREA WILL BE EVACUATED.

BASE, WE HAVE AN ELDERLY WOMAN IN SERIOUS CONDITION

TO BE REMOVED TO THE HOSPITAL.

IS THERE A HELICOPTER AVAILABLE?

SQUAD 51, NEGATIVE.

ALL TIED UP MAKING WATER DROPS.

WE WILL DIVERT IF YOUR PATIENT CRITICAL.

OTHERWISE, TRY TO TRANSPORT PATIENT IN YOUR VEHICLE.

10-4.

IN OUR VEHICLE?

YOU’D BETTER GET A STOKES STRETCHER AND A BLANKET.

DID YOU HEAR THAT, WINIFRED?

THE WHOLE AREA IS GONNA BE EVACUATED.

EMMA, TOO?

YEAH, WE’LL TAKE HER ALONG WITH US.

ALL RIGHT, I’LL GO THEN.

[SIREN WAILING]

WE’RE GONNA TAKE YOUR SISTER TO THE HOSPITAL.

Man: ATTENTION. ATTENTION.

ALL RESIDENTS PREPARE TO EVACUATE THIS AREA:

OLEMA STREET, FROM RIDGEWOOD TO LAS PLUMAS CANYON ROAD.

EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY.

ATTENTION...

READY? ONE, TWO, UP.

ALL RESIDENTS PREPARE TO EVACUATE THIS AREA:

OLEMA STREET, FROM RIDGEWOOD TO LAS PLUMAS CANYON ROAD.

EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY.

Roy: YOU READY?

John: YEAH, JUST TAKE IT EASY.

[HELICOPTER HOVERING]

[SIREN WAILING]

John: RAMPART, RESCUE 51.

OKAY, 51.

BE ARRIVING IN ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES

WITH A PATIENT ABOARD.

COULD USE SOME HELP AT THE DOOR.

YOU GOT IT. NURSE?

ALL RIGHT, PUT HIM IN ROOM 5.

KELL, HOW’S THE FIRE?

NOT GOOD. WIND’S PICKING UP, AND THE HUMIDITY’S DROPPING.

THAT’S NOT GONNA HELP.

US OR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

WHAT’S THE COUNT SO FAR?

35. DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY RELATED.

MOSTLY MINOR, FORTUNATELY.

GUESS THE ONLY THING WE DO IS PRAY FOR RAIN.

YOU KNOW IT, JOE.

LET ME GO! WILL YOU JUST LET ME GO?

DR. BRACKETT, THIS IS ANDY.

HE WAS BROUGHT IN FROM THE FIRE AREA WITH AN ARM INJURY.

I’VE GOT TO GET BACK. IT DOESN’T HURT ANYMORE.

WHERE ARE YOUR PARENTS?

I DON’T KNOW. DAD WAS AT WORK WHEN IT STARTED,

AND MOM WENT SHOPPING.

WELL, SINCE YOU’RE HERE, LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

THEN CAN I GO?

OW!

DOESN’T HURT, HUH?

A LITTLE, I GUESS. OW!

UH-HUH.

LOOKS LIKE YOU’VE GOT A BROKEN ARM, SON.

I THINK IT’S BROKEN IN A COUPLE OF PLACES.

LET’S GET SOME PICTURES.

TEN-MINUTE DELAY ON THE X-RAY ROOM.

THEY’RE REALLY PILED UP.

SOON AS YOU CAN, THEN. YOU HEARD ANYTHING?

JUST THAT THEY’RE EVACUATING SOME AREAS.

SOUNDS LIKE OVERTIME. THIS IS OVERTIME.

I KNOW, BUT IT SETS A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR MY NURSES.

DR. JOSE ESTRADA...

HEY!

JUST A MOMENT, YOUNG MAN.

WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU’RE GOING?

I’VE GOT TO GO BACK HOME.

YOU HAVE TO GET THAT ARM X-RAYED FIRST, HONEY.

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE?

WHAT’S YOUR HURRY, SON?

I’VE GOT TO GET BACK UP THERE.

GROVER’S UP THERE. HE’S LOST IN THE FIRE.

WHO’S GROVER? MY DOG.

THE HELICOPTER SCARED HIM AWAY AND HE RAN OFF.

WHEN I TRIED TO FIND HIM, I FELL.

PLEASE LET ME GO BACK.

YOU COULDN’T GET BACK UP IN THAT FIRE AREA NOW ANYWAY.

WELL, HE’LL GET BURNED UP.

Woman: DR. BRACKETT. DR. BRACKETT.

I WOULDN’T WORRY ABOUT HIM.

YOU KNOW, DOGS ARE PRETTY SMART.

HE’LL FIND HIS WAY OUT.

YOU DON’T CARE. IT’S NOT YOUR DOG.

DR. BRACKETT. DR. BRACKETT.

[CRYING]

GET THOSE PICTURES, HUH?

COME ON. ATTABOY.

Woman: EMERGENCY AT 6.

HELLO, ROY. WHAT HAVE YOU GOT HERE?

DEHYDRATION CASE.

WE HAVE HER ON HALF-NORMAL SALINE, 19 SCALP VEIN.

SHE ALSO HAD A FRACTURED ANKLE.

WE SPLINTED IT.

OKAY, LOOKS GOOD.

WINIFRED, WE’RE AT THE HOSPITAL NOW,

AND THEY’RE GONNA TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF YOU.

WE’LL SEE YOU LATER, OKAY?

HOW’S IT LOOK UP THERE?

THE FIRE? IT’S LOOKIN’ BAD.

THEY’RE EVACUATING SOME AREAS.

YEAH. I WATCHED IT ON TV FOR A FEW MINUTES.

IT DOESN’T LOOK GOOD.

HI, ROY, JOHNNY.

HIYA, DIX. WHO’S YOUR FRIEND?

OH, THIS IS ANDY.

HE’S ONE OF THE EVACUEES FROM YOUR FIRE.

HI, ANDY. HOW ARE YOU, ANDY?

I’VE GOT TO GET BACK UP THERE.

MY DOG’S STILL UP THERE.

YEAH, WELL, NOT TODAY, PARTNER.

WE’RE GONNA GET THAT ARM IN A CAST.

I DON’T WANT ANY CAST.

LISTEN, YOU’RE GOING BACK UP TO THE FIRE, AREN’T YOU?

WHERE ELSE?

WELL, YOU WOULDN’T MIND LOOKING

FOR ANDY’S DOG, WOULD YOU?

A DOG? IN THAT AREA?

ANDY’S GOING TO HAVE HIS ARM SET NOW,

AND HE’S PRETTY WORRIED.

YEAH, WELL, WE’LL KEEP ’AN EYE OPEN FOR HIM.

WHAT KIND OF A DOG IS IT, ANDY?

WELL, HE’S PART AFGHAN.

I WOULDN’T KNOW AN AFGHAN IF I SAW ONE.

WHAT’S THE OTHER PART?

BRIARD, MAYBE.

HE’S SORT OF BIG AND REAL SHAGGY.

WHAT COLOR?

WELL, MOSTLY TAN, I GUESS.

HIS NAME’S GROVER. IT’S ON HIS TAG.

OKAY. WE’LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.

THANKS. THANKS AN AWFUL LOT.

Dispatcher: LA DIVISION 1 SWITCHING TO FREQUENCY 5

FOR REPORT ON CONDITIONS.

YOU WANNA SWITCH OVER?

GO AHEAD.

FIRE HAS BURNED

APPROXIMATELY 500 ACRES.

WE’RE HOLDING EAST-WEST ABOVE RAVENDALE

AND HAVE PARTIAL CONTROL OF RESERVOIR FLANK.

THE MAIN FRONT HAS EXTENDED

FROM LAS PLUMAS DOWNWARD TOWARD RINCON

AND IS OUT OF CONTROL IN INACCESSIBLE TERRAIN.

WIND: 50 MILES AN HOUR FROM THE NORTHEAST.

15 STRUCTURES INVOLVED, 42 INJURIES.

ALL HOMES FROM OLEMA STREET TO THE CANYON ROAD

HAVE BEEN EVACUATED.

[SIRENS WAILING]

[SIRENS WAILING]

THANKS.

YOU KNOW WHEN I SAID THIS WAS MY FIRST BRUSHFIRE?

YEAH?

AFTER TODAY, I’D JUST AS SOON IT BE MY LAST.

YEAH, I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

FIVE RUNS IN SIX HOURS IS A LITTLE ROUGH.

[RADIO BEEPING] ROUGH?

Dispatcher: SQUAD 51, RESPOND TO 4471 HIDALGO STREET.

FIREMAN INJURED.

[ENGINE STARTING]

[SIREN WAILING]

Man: IT’S CONWAY. HE’S IN THE BACK.

[INDISTINCT RADIO COMMUNICATION]

[GROANS] Roy: ALL RIGHT, CONWAY,

WE’LL HAVE YOU OUT OF HERE IN A FEW MINUTES.

IT’S MY LEG.

TAKE IT EASY.

Conway: OH, MY LEG.

Roy: YOU TAKE IT EASY.

RAMPART, RESCUE 51.

51, GO AHEAD.

WE HAVE A FIREMAN TRAPPED BENEATH A FALLEN TREE.

LEG PINNED, CRIMPED PRETTY GOOD, ARTERIAL BLEEDING.

WE’VE GOT A TOURNIQUET ALREADY ON.

START AN IV, RINGER’S LACTATE.

HE’S IN TERRIFIC PAIN. WHAT ABOUT A SHOT?

LET’S HAVE HIS VITAL SIGNS FIRST.

RAMPART, HOLD FOR VITAL SIGNS.

[SPHYGMOMANOMETER PUFFING]

[AIR HISSING]

BLOOD PRESSURE, 90 OVER 70,

PULSE, 80.

90 OVER 70,

PULSE, 80.

ANY RESPIRATORY DIFFICULTIES?

RESPIRATION FAIR.

OKAY, 10 MILLIGRAMS MS. IV, SLOW PUSH.

10-4.

[CONWAY GROANING]

[SIREN WAILING]

Mike: READY TO START CUTTING.

HOW’S IT LOOK, ROY? AM I GONNA LOSE MY LEG?

HEY THERE, COME ON, BUDDY. IT DOESN’T LOOK THAT BAD.

WE’RE JUST GONNA CUT THE TREE.

WE’LL HAVE YOU AT THE HOSPITAL IN NO TIME AT ALL.

[GRUNTS]

GO AHEAD.

[CHAINSAW WHIRRING]

[SIRENS CONTINUE]

[GRUNTS]

[SIGHING]

Dispatcher: BATTALION 14, LA.

WE’RE RECEIVING CALLS FROM HOMES ALONG CLEARSIDE DRIVE.

THEY SAY THAT FIRE HAS SPOTTED INTO THE CANYON BELOW THERE.

HOW’S IT LOOK?

WELL, WE STOPPED THE BLEEDING.

NOW WE’RE GONNA SPLINT YOU UP REAL GOOD.

[CONWAY GRUNTS]

HEY, GAGE...

I HEARD YOU GOT A LOT OF BUSINESS TODAY.

AND NOW MY LEG.

WE GOTTA PRACTICE ON SOMEBODY.

YEAH.

YOU PARAMEDICS DO OKAY.

WHO WAS ON THE SAW?

MIKE STOKER.

YEAH, I KNOW HIM WELL.

HE’S QUITE A GOOD MAN.

[PANTING]

I DON’T CARE WHAT-- WHAT HIS WIFE THINKS.

AND YOU CAN TELL HIM I SAID THAT.

I’LL TELL HIM THAT.

HE SOUNDS BETTER NOW.

THAT’S THE SHOT.

MAN, HE’S REALLY OUT OF IT.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK? LEG GONNA BE OKAY?

HOW DO I KNOW? I’M NOT A DOCTOR.

COME ON, GET YOUR ARMS UNDER HIM.

Conway: * FROM THE GREAT ATLANTIC OCEAN *

* TO THE WIDE PACIFIC SHORE *

[CONWAY CHUCKLING]

* I SEE LABRADOR *

* SHE’S MIGHTY TALL AND HANDSOME *

* AND KNOWN QUITE WELL BY ALL *

* SHE’S A MODERN COMBINATION *

* THE WABASH CANNONBALL *

* THE WABASH CANNONBALL *

[CONWAY MUMBLING]

[GASPING] WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOIN’ DOWN THERE?

IT’S MY LEG YOU’RE MESSING WITH, YOU KNOW.

I GOT A RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOIN’.

CLAMP.

ALL RIGHT, THAT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.

LET’S TIE IT OFF.

ALL RIGHT.

SPONGE.

Brackett: ALL RIGHT, LET’S GET ON WITH IT.

WHAT’S THE WORD? NOTHIN’.

THEY’RE STILL WORKIN’ ON HIM.

HAVEN’T YOU GOT THAT FIRE OUT YET?

NO, MA’AM, NOT YET.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT MY HOME?

YOU DIDN’T LET IT BURN, DID YOU?

WE HAVEN’T BEEN BACK IN THAT AREA,

SO I REALLY DON’T KNOW. WHAT ABOUT YOUR SISTER?

WELL, NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING.

COFFEE? DUTCH?

WE’LL FLIP. IT’S A DEAL.

Roy: HOW IS HE, DOCTOR?

OKAY. WE SET THE FEMUR AND SEWED HIM UP.

ANY PERMANENT DISABILITIES?

NO. BUT IF IT HADN’T BEEN FOR GOOD FIELD TREATMENT,

THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN.

WE’LL BRING YOU ALL OUR BUSINESS.

THANKS.

HOW’S WINIFRED, THAT, UH, DEHYDRATION CASE?

SHE WENT INTO A COMA, BUT SHE’S OUT NOW.

SHE’LL LIVE TO BE AT LEAST 80.

YEAH. HER SISTER’S ASKING.

I KNOW. SHE’S BEEN HERE ALL AFTERNOON.

I MEANT TO TALK TO HER,

BUT THIS IS THE FIRST BREAK WE’VE HAD.

THEY’RE REALLY DEVOTED, AREN’T THEY?

OH, YEAH. DEVOTED.

THEY HATE ONE ANOTHER.

YOU’RE PUTTING ME ON.

MMM, FOR LIKE 30 YEARS. RIGHT?

IF ANYTHING HAPPENED TO WINIFRED,

BIG SISTER WOULD HAVE NOTHING TO LIVE FOR.

OH, SPEAKING OF DEVOTION,

YOU DIDN’T FIND THE LOST DOG, DID YOU?

OH, COME ON, DIXIE.

I JUST THOUGHT I’D ASK.

OKAY, YOU ASKED.

COME ON, JOHNNY. LET’S GO.

I CLEAN FORGOT ABOUT THAT KID LOSIN’ HIS DOG.

WE WERE KIND OF BUSY, REMEMBER?

YEAH, I KNOW, BUT IT WOULD SURE BE NICE IF...

RULE NUMBER ONE: NEVER, REPEAT,

NEVER GET EMOTIONALLY INVOLVED WITH A VICTIM.

OKAY. I WAS JUST GONNA SAY IT’D BE NICE--

IF WE COULD FIND THE KID’S DOG. I--I KNOW.

IN THAT?

[SIREN WAILING]

Dispatcher: LA DIVISION 1, UPDATE ON CONDITIONS.

FIRE IS MAKING A RUN AT CABO CANYON

AND IS BURNING ALONG A ONE-MILE FRONT.

ACCESS IS HAMPERED BY SIGHTSEERS.

REQUEST ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC CONTROL.

WE’VE LOST 2,500 ACRES, 30 STRUCTURES.

55 INJURIES.

CODE I, 3.

ON THAT CODE I--

CONWAY.

TWO MEN OFF OF ENGINE 64.

SMOKE INHALATION.

COULD BE A LOT WORSE.

WINDS HAVE DECREASED.

I THINK THEY’LL HAVE IT CONTAINED BY MORNING IF THE WEATHER HOLDS.

WE’RE ON RECALL.

WE’LL BE UP HERE TOMORROW, TOO.

THIS IS WHERE IT’S HAPPENING.

SURE IS.

[FOOTSTEPS PATTERING]

SQUAD 51.

LET’S MOVE HIM OUT OF THE WAY.

[GASPING]

WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS?

UH, IT LOOKS LIKE A CONCUSSION.

HE’S GOT CONTUSIONS ALL OVER THE SKULL.

[PANTING] WATCH OUT. THEY’RE COMIN’.

TAKE IT EASY. WHAT HAPPENED?

STAMPEDE. WHAT?

I GOT KNOCKED DOWN IN A STAMPEDE.

DIDN’T YOU SEE ’EM?

THEY WERE HEADING THIS WAY. THEY WERE COMING...

THEY’VE... WHAT?

HUH?

[SIGHING] OH... GEE, I’M SORRY.

I’M OKAY.

[GROANING] OH.

WHAT AN EXPERIENCE.

[PANTING]

I WAS JUST--JUST TAKIN’ OUT MY TRASH.

AND I DON’T KNOW WHY. WHO PUTS OUT TRASH ANYMORE?

WHO PICKS IT UP EVEN?

FORCE OF HABIT, I GUESS.

I GOT OUT TO THE ROAD. I HEARD A NOISE.

SOUNDED LIKE A ROCKSLIDE.

WELL, WHAT WAS IT?

HORSES.

A WHOLE HERD OF HORSES.

OH, HALF A DOZEN OF THEM, ANYWAY.

THEY WERE... A REAL WILD STAMPEDE

COMIN’ RIGHT AT ME AND NO PLACE TO GO.

AND THEY RAN RIGHT OVER ME.

WHERE DID THEY COME FROM?

OH, YEAH, THEY...

THERE’S A CORRAL UP IN THE HILLS.

SOMEBODY MUST’VE OPENED THE GATE.

MAYBE THE--MAYBE THE FIRE SPOOKED ’EM OUT.

WHY, I TELL YOU,

I’VE BEEN IN SPOTS IN MY TIME.

[PANTING]

YOU OPEN YOUR EYES

AND SEE A WHOLE HERD OF HORSES

COMIN’ RIGHT OUT OF THE DARKNESS AT YOU.

BROTHER... OW.

I TELL YOU, THAT’S...

YOU MIGHT HAVE A CONCUSSION.

WE’D BETTER GET YOU TO THE HOSPITAL.

WE’VE GOT AN AMBULANCE RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD HERE.

NO, NO, NO, THANKS.

NO, I’M OKAY. I’M JUST A LITTLE SHAKY.

I CAN-- I CAN DO IT ON MY OWN.

[GRUNTS]

MAYBE YOU’RE RIGHT. I--I... MAYBE YOU’RE RIGHT.

Dispatcher: BATTALION 14, ENGINE 51,

WIND IS SHIFTING INTO OUR LOCATION.

REQUEST PERMISSION TO START IMMEDIATE BACKFIRE.

10-4, ENGINE 51.

Dispatcher: LAS PLUMAS BASE, ENGINE 51.

WE HAVE A STILL ALARM FOR A MATERNITY CASE

AT 12000 OAK KNOLL TERRACE.

RESPOND A SQUAD AND AN AMBULANCE.

ENGINE 51, 10-4.

LAS PLUMAS BASE, SQUAD 51.

WE READ ENGINE 51’S REPORT.

DO YOU WANT US TO RESPOND?

SQUAD 51, 10-4.

[HORN HONKING]

[SIREN WAILING]

MAN, BABIES SURE PICK WEIRD TIMES TO GET BORN.

I GUESS THE KID HASN’T HEARD ABOUT OUR BRUSHFIRE.

I HOPE THEY RESPOND AN AMBULANCE.

YEAH, WE SURE CAN’T CARRY A PREGNANT LADY ON THE BACK.

YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED AT WHAT WE CAN DO IF WE HAVE TO.

BATTALION 14, ENGINE 51.

WE’RE HOLDING AT THIS LOCATION HERE,

BUT IF THE WIND INCREASES,

WE’RE GOING TO NEED ADDITIONAL HELP.

Dispatcher: 10-4, ENGINE 51.

HOW’S IT GOIN’?

WE CAN HOLD IT IF THE WIND DOESN’T PICK UP ON IT.

BUT DON’T WASTE ANY TIME IN THERE.

OH, WE WON’T. THAT IS, IF THE BABY COOPERATES.

DO WHAT YOU CAN.

HEY, KELLY. MOVE THAT LINE DOWN THIS WAY.

Man: HEADQUARTERS 2, YOUR DESTINATION AND ETA.

NEGATIVE, BATTALION 8.

BATTALION 3, ENGINE 32 WILL BE OUT OF SERVICE 45 MINUTES.

[WOMAN GROANING]

THANK YOU.

HI.

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

[PANTING] I’M HAVING PAINS.

WHEN’S THE BABY DUE?

TWO WEEKS.

BUT I WAS OUT WATERING THE ROOF ALL DAY.

MAYBE I STRAINED TOO MUCH.

WHEN DID THE PAINS START?

ABOUT 45 MINUTES AGO.

I--I TRIED TO CALL MY DOCTOR, BUT THERE’S NO PHONE SERVICE.

HOW CLOSE TOGETHER ARE THE PAINS?

TWO MINUTES.

THE MEMBRANE RUPTURED.

[PANTING]

OH, THE FIRE, IT’S GETTING CLOSER, ISN’T IT?

NOW YOU JUST TAKE IT EASY.

THERE’S A WHOLE ARMY OF FIREMEN

BETWEEN US AND IT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER CHILDREN?

THIS IS MY FIRST.

WELL, YOU JUST RELAX. EVERYTHING’S UNDER CONTROL.

ARE YOU HERE ALONE?

MY HUSBAND HAD TO FLY UP TO SAN FRANCISCO

[STRAINING] THIS MORNING.

[GRUNTING]

[SIGHS]

RAMPART BASE, THIS IS RESCUE 51.

TRAFFIC’S SO FOULED UP, IT’LL TAKE HALF AN HOUR

FOR THE AMBULANCE TO GET THROUGH.

Dixie: 51, RAMPART.

RAMPART, WE HAVE A PREGNANT WOMAN HERE.

TWO WEEKS PREMATURE.

WATER’S BROKEN, PAINS EVERY TWO MINUTES.

STAND BY, 51.

ALL RIGHT. WHAT’S YOUR NAME?

[PANTING] RHONDA HUGHES.

WELL, MRS. HUGHES,

I’M GOING TO TAKE YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE NOW.

YOU’RE A FIREMAN, AREN’T YOU?

WHY CAN’T YOU GET A CALL THROUGH?

I WANT MY DOCTOR.

WE’RE TALKING TO A DOCTOR RIGHT NOW.

[GASPS]

I THINK THE BABY’S COMING.

ALL RIGHT, MRS. HUGHES, JUST RELAX.

WE’RE GONNA TAKE CARE OF YOU.

WE’VE BEEN THROUGH THIS BEFORE.

51, THIS IS RAMPART. GO AHEAD.

RAMPART, WE CAN’T MOVE THE PATIENT OUT OF HERE,

AND THE BABY’S ON ITS WAY.

THEN YOU’LL HAVE TO DELIVER IT.

Roy: 10-4.

[PANTING]

CHECK WITH THE CAPTAIN. TELL HIM WE’RE GONNA HAVE TO DELIVER HERE.

RIGHT.

[RHONDA PANTING]

VITALS.

ALL RIGHT.

RAMPART, VITAL SIGNS. BLOOD PRESSURE NORMAL.

PULSE RATE, 100. RESPIRATION IS 20.

BATTALION 14, ENGINE 51.

DON’T THINK WE CAN HOLD THIS LOCATION WITHOUT SUPPORT.

Dispatcher: ENGINE 51,

I HAVE NOTHING AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

IF YOU CANNOT HOLD, MOVE OUT.

10-4. YOU AND DESOTO BETTER MOVE IT.

BUT WE--

DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER WE CAN HOLD.

RIGHT, CAPTAIN.

HOW CLOSE TOGETHER ARE THE PAINS?

ABOUT ONE MINUTE.

PUT ON THE RUBBER GLOVES

AND BREAK OUT THE STERILE SHEETS.

10-4.

CAPTAIN SAYS WE’D BETTER MOVE IT.

Roy: ALL RIGHT, MRS. HUGHES, YOU’RE DOING FINE.

[GASPING]

YOU TAKE A DEEP BREATH

AND PUSH!

[GRUNTS]

[MRS. HUGHES PANTING]

CAP SAYS TO MOVE IT. WIND IS REALLY PICKIN’ UP.

HOW LONG DOES HE FIGURE? ANY MINUTE.

OKAY. I’LL TELL THE BABY.

OH, FUNNY.

[PANTING]

BABY’S CROWNING.

BABY’S CROWNING.

TAKE BOTH YOUR HANDS, PUT ’EM ON HER RIB CAGE,

AND PRESS IT DOWN FLAT.

ALL RIGHT, MRS. HUGHES, ONCE MORE.

TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND A BIG PUSH!

[SCREAMS]

[PANTING]

THE BABY’S OUT.

WE’RE ASPIRATING NOW.

[BABY CRYING]

[CHUCKLING]

[PANTING]

CLAMP ONE IS IN PLACE.

CLAMP TWO.

[CRYING CONTINUES]

THE CORD IS CUT.

GET ’EM IN HERE.

John: 10-4.

[BABY CRYING]

WHAT DID YOU WANT, MRS. HUGHES?

A BOY.

BIG, HEALTHY ONE.

WELL, IT’S A BOY, AND HE LOOKS GOOD.

IT’LL LOOK BETTER IN A HOSPITAL.

COME ON, LET’S GET OUT OF HERE FAST.

THERE’S AN AMBULANCE WAITING.

WELL, THERE’S NO COMPLICATIONS.

MOTHER IS DOIN’ FINE, SO IS THE BABY.

YOU DID A NICE JOB.

I’LL PASS THAT ON TO ENGINE 51’S CREW.

IT WAS GETTING VERY CLOSE THERE FOR A WHILE.

HOW ARE YOU FEELIN’?

WELL, IT’S MY THIRD.

I--I FEEL KIND OF, UH...

I DON’T KNOW THE WORD EXACTLY.

BUT YOU MUST HAVE FELT IT A FEW HUNDRED BABIES AGO.

I’LL LET YOU IN ON A MEDICAL SECRET.

NO DOCTOR EVER GETS TOTALLY BLASE ABOUT IT.

WE MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE MOTHER

AND WE SAVE A LOT OF BABIES THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE MADE IT.

BUT THE MIRACLE OF LIFE,

WELL, THAT WAS GOING ON LONG BEFORE THERE WERE DOCTORS.

YEAH, JUST LIKE I WAS TELLIN’ YOU.

GET OUT OF HERE, HOSE JOCKEY.

Woman: STAFF, GET DOC TO TREATMENT ROOM 3.

YOU, TOO.

ME, TOO, WHAT? GET OUTTA HERE.

YOU’RE OFF-DUTY AS OF RIGHT NOW.

KELL, I’VE GOT--

LOOK, THE FIRE MUST BE UNDER CONTROL.

WE HAVEN’T HAD AN EMERGENCY IN THE LAST HOUR.

NOW WILL YOU GO HOME AND GET SOME SLEEP?

DO I HAVE TO SLEEP?

WE GOT AN UPDATE WHILE YOU WERE INSIDE.

YEAH?

THEY’VE GOT A LINE 90% AROUND THE FIRE.

WELL, ALL RIGHT. MAYBE WE’LL GET RELIEVED SOON.

SOUNDS LIKE IT. THEY’RE ALREADY RELEASIN’ COMPANIES.

WELL, I’M READY.

[RADIO BEEPING]

Dispatcher: SQUAD 51, LAS PLUMAS BASE.

THIS COULD BE OUR RELIEF.

SQUAD 51.

SQUAD 51, WE HAVE A REPORT FROM THE SHERIFF’S RECON PLANE

OF A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT SOUTH OF RAVENDALE.

IT’S IN THE HILLS. HE’LL CIRCLE THE AREA.

DO WE HAVE RADIO CONTACT WITH THE PLANE?

SQUAD 51, MAKE VISUAL CONTACT WITH HIM.

LA CAN RELAY MESSAGES THROUGH SHERIFF’S RADIO ROOM.

10-4.

[SIREN WAILING]

[SIREN WAILING]

VALLEY, SQUAD 51.

WE’RE APPROACHING FROM THE LARKSPUR MOTORWAY.

CAN YOU HAVE THE PLANE PINPOINT THE AREA?

Dispatcher: 10-4, 51.

SQUAD 51, PROCEED APPROXIMATELY 500 YARDS PAST THE CREST.

MAKE A LEFT TURN ON TRUCK TRAIL TO RADIO TOWER.

SQUAD 51.

SQUAD 51, THE PILOT SAYS YOU ARE APPROACHING ALPINE ROAD.

FORK LEFT AND PROCEED TO CISTERN.

SQUAD 51, YOU ARE APPROACHING THE AREA.

THE VICTIM IS IN THE BRUSH

JUST BELOW THE SLIGHT CURVE AHEAD.

THERE HE IS, RIGHT THERE.

[GROANING]

WHAT KEPT YOU?

THAT PLANE’S BEEN OVER ME FOREVER.

WHERE ARE YOU HURT?

IT’S MY LEFT SHOULDER. IT’S BUSTED.

[GRUNTS]

I GUESS I LOST SOME SKIN, TOO, BUT THAT’S NOTHIN’.

HOW ABOUT YOUR LEGS? YOU FEEL ANY PAIN HERE?

NO.

RIBS?

LOOK, MAN, I TOLD YOU, IT’S THE SHOULDER.

THAT’S ALL.

WELL, LOOK, WE GOT TWO WAYS OF GETTIN’ YOU OUT OF HERE.

ONE IS TO AIRLIFT YOU.

BUT I DON’T KNOW HOW LONG IT’LL TAKE

FOR A HELICOPTER TO GET HERE.

THE OTHER WAY IS, WE CAN GET YOU UP

AND WALK YOU UP TO THE TRAIL.

YOU’RE NOT HURT TOO BADLY.

WITH THAT SHOULDER, IT ISN’T GOING TO BE PLEASANT,

BUT THE OTHER WAY MAY TAKE AN HOUR.

GET ME UP.

[GRUNTS]

[GROANING]

JUST TAKE IT EASY, HUH?

ALL RIGHT. PUT YOUR ARM AROUND MY SHOULDER.

[GRUNTS]

[SCREAMS]

HOLD HIM. HOLD HIM.

[ALL GRUNTING]

ALL RIGHT.

I DON’T KNOW.

COME ON.

THIS WAY.

NOW WHERE’S HE GOIN’?

TO GET YOUR BIKE. WE’RE GONNA THROW IT IN THE BACK.

Man: FORGET IT, MAN. THE BIKE’S TOTALED ANYWAY.

Roy: IT’S NO PROBLEM.

LOOK, MAN. I’M IN PAIN.

CAN’T WE GET OUT OF HERE?

IT’LL ONLY TAKE A MINUTE.

HEY, ROY.

LOOKS LIKE HE’S BEEN DOING A LITTLE LOOTING.

WELL, LET’S GET THIS ONE IN.

Dispatcher: SQUAD 51,

PILOT REPORTS A HOT SPOT

HAS BROKEN OUT BELOW YOUR POSITION.

SUGGEST YOU MOVE OUT FAST.

LET’S FORGET IT AND GET OUTTA HERE.

LA, SQUAD 51, 10-4.

[SIREN WAILING]

WHAT DID THAT GUY MEAN ON THE RADIO?

HE MEANS WE STAND A FAIR CHANCE

OF GETTING TRAPPED IN HERE.

SQUAD 51, PILOT REPORTS FIRE CLOSING THE ROAD FAST.

SQUAD 51, ASK PILOT IF WE CAN MAKE IT OUT THE OTHER WAY.

SQUAD 51, PILOT SAYS, "NEGATIVE."

WHAT DO YOU FIGURE, ROY?

NO SENSE GETTING TRAPPED IN HERE.

WE CAN MAKE A BREAK THROUGH.

SEE IF A CHOPPER CAN GIVE US A WATER DROP.

LA, SQUAD 51.

WE’RE GOING TO TRY TO BREAK THROUGH, IF POSSIBLE.

CAN YOU HAVE A CHOPPER GIVE US A WATER DROP?

SQUAD 51, COPTER 2.

I HAVE YOU IN SIGHT. THE FIRE IS CLOSING FAST.

I’LL DO MY BEST.

[SIGHS]

51, COPTER 2. WE’RE LINING UP ON YOU NOW.

John: COPTER 2, CAN WE MAKE IT?

AFFIRMATIVE, 51. GO AHEAD, WE’RE WITH YOU.

SQUAD 51, 10-4.

COPTER 2, SQUAD 51.

THANKS.

NO SWEAT, 51.

LA, SQUAD 51 IS OKAY.

SQUAD 51 RETURNING TO LAS PLUMAS BASE.

REQUEST DEPUTY SHERIFF MEET US THERE.

SQUAD 51, 10-4. WE COPY.

THERE’S A DEPUTY AT THE COMMAND POST.

HEY, UH, WHAT’S THAT FOR? WHY THE DEPUTY?

HAVE TO PICK UP AN EAP SLIP FROM HIM.

COME ON, DON’T DOUBLE-TALK ME.

FOR THE AMBULANCE TO TAKE YOU TO A HOSPITAL,

YOU NEED AN EAP SLIP

OR YOU’RE GONNA HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.

YEAH?

Man: COPTER 14, WORK ON THE RIDGE TO YOUR EAST.

WE HAVE TRACTORS 2 AND 4

AND SOME CREWS WIDENING OUT THAT LINE.

SUPERINTENDENT 2 IS IN CHARGE.

HEY--HEY, MAN. COOL IT A MINUTE, WILL YOU?

COME ON. IT’S NOT GONNA HURT TO LISTEN.

THERE’S, UM, THERE’S A LITTLE FOR EVERYBODY.

YOU KNOW WHAT I’M TALKIN’ ABOUT.

YEAH. WE KNOW.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU SAY? YOU GUYS COULD

USE A COUPLE HUNDRED, HUH? COULDN’T YOU?

WELL, I SURE COULD. HOW ABOUT YOU, DESOTO?

JUST ABOUT ANY TIME.

OKAY. WE GOT A DEAL?

WE’VE GOT AN AGREEMENT.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

WE ALL AGREE WE COULD USE A COUPLE HUNDRED.

Man: GO UP TO THE HEAD OF THE FIRE ON OVERDALE DRIVE.

ENGINE 120 IS UP THERE.

YOU GUYS PUT IN A CALL?

YEAH, WE WANT A RECEIPT FOR FOUND PROPERTY.

WHERE DID YOU FIND IT?

ON HIS BIKE. TOOK A HEADER OVER THE CLIFF.

COULD BE STOLEN.

WE’VE HAD COMPLAINTS OF LOOTING UP THERE. YOURS?

I DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT STUFF.

IT DOESN’T BELONG TO YOU? NEVER SAW IT BEFORE.

DO YOU LIVE IN THE FIRE AREA?

NO. WHY WERE YOU UP THERE?

JUST LOST, THAT’S ALL.

UH-HUH. I THINK YOU JUST LOST AGAIN.

YOU FELLAS HAVEN’T HAD ANY CHOW, HAVE YOU?

BETTER GET SOME. RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, I COULD HAVE USED A COUPLE HUNDRED.

NOT ME. I’M INDEPENDENTLY POOR.

Dispatcher: SQUAD 3, WHAT IS YOUR STATUS?

[DOG BARKING]

SQUAD 3...

WHERE DID YOU GET ALL THE MUTTS?

CHASED OUT BY THE FIRE.

THEY’RE SCARPING LEFTOVERS UNTIL THE OWNERS CLAIM THEM.

HEY, ROY.

ONE SHOT IN A THOUSAND.

WOULDN’T HURT TO CHECK.

WHAT KINDA DOG DID HE SAY IT WAS?

PART AFGHAN, I THINK.

10-4, ENGINE 17.

[DOGS WHIMPERING]

A WHAT?

FORGET IT. JUST ASK FOR GROVER.

GROVER.

[WHIMPERING]

WHOA, WHOO.

GET BACK IN. THERE YOU GO.

IT’S A PRETTY BAD FRACTURE, SON.

IT’S GONNA TAKE SOME TIME TO HEAL.

YES, SIR.

WELL, THAT OUGHT TO DO IT.

REMEMBER NOW, NO SPORTS FOR AT LEAST A MONTH.

GOODBYE. GOODBYE.

I’LL WALK OUT WITH YOU.

Woman: MRS. SMITH, 65.

COME ON, GROVER.

COME ON.

NO!

[PANTING]

ALL RIGHT.

STAY. STAY.

[BARKING]

GROVER!

IF HE FALLS ON THAT ARM...

[CHATTERING]

WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR, BOY?

YOU’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO RUN OFF LIKE...

RULE NUMBER ONE:

NEVER GET EMOTIONALLY INVOLVED WITH A PATIENT.

GET IN.